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This type of insane shooting has happened before and will happen again. It was a foreseeable safety concern. Predictably, the rampage ended only when the nut was confronted with armed response and/or decided to kill himself. By not allowing staff to be armed, or alternately providing other professional armed security on site the state was indeed negligent.

Armed security is a good idea.

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"You are long on mouth and short on ears" John Wayne

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The state did nothing to directly make it happen. The state did take steps to enable it to happen, encourage it to happen, and prevent the reduction in damages.

There is an inherent liability there. Same as if there had been a fire and fire extinguishers were not allowed on premises.

Nobody would blame the state for starting the fire.

Let me make a point of clarification here in case anyone does not get it and is willing to listen...

When a nut goes on a shooting spree there is only two common things that will stop it. TWO things, simple things. That's it. 1- Somebody else has a gun and shoots or apprehends them. 2- The nut volunteers to stop shooting. The latter is often suicide, and also often after being confronted with point 1.

The immediate situation is really no more complicated than that.

I understand there are a myriad of other somewhat related issues worthy of discussion.

"You boys are really making this thing harder than it has to be". Me

"You are long on mouth and short on ears" John Wayne

"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." Ripley

Service calls submitted after 3PM will be posted the next business day.